You would have to be a complete cynical cunt not to see that he has been hurting and is genuine here. I dont think I am a gullible twat so I believe he is desperate to regain the trust and show us what this side can doā¦ I hope the majority of the players feel the same. As for the fans still reeling, itās those who are more concerned about themselves and how it reflects on them than on those who are now charged with moving teh club forward. Itās not about how we feel, itās about how we support even during dark times. As I have said throughout, we broke a silly rule. and itās been blown out of all proportion fuelled by rival fans and a biassed self righteousness media. I also believe itās symptomatic of the current cultural viciousness fuelled by social media, where folks delight in causing maximum griefā¦ the irony when they act ll self righteous about bullying is staggeringā¦
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When asked about the analyst intern who had been sent to spy on opposition training sessions, and who had been caught doing so at Middlesbrough, Solak said: "I donāt see really this culture when somebody is really making junior staff do something they donāt want.
"I believe that our junior intern felt personally itās wrong, and he didnāt feel right for doing this, and I think he should have expressed that stronger. Iām pretty sure that if [he had] come to us, the top management, actually it would be the seniors who would be punished, not him.
āI have a lot of pity. Iām sorry for what he had to go through. And we obviously would like him to stay in the club and we offered him a prolonged job with the club.ā
Solak also said that had the intern spied on Middlesbrough when Eckert had wanted, EFL rules banning the practice up to 72 hours before a match would not have been breached.
āTonda, not directly, through somebody, told them to go to Middlesbrough on Monday, just to check whether one player is fit or not,ā Solak said.
"If they [went] when they were told, actually, it wouldnāt be an offence. It would be outside of 72 hours. They decided not to goā¦ so they left three days later, [and] went straight into the forbidden time.
āBut one thing is striking me when Iām reading this. They couldnāt really fear Tonda that much if they are so easily able to just not obey to the orders.ā
so there you have it, if heād gone on the Monday, like he was asked, no problemā¦
I think if the FA will allow it as supporters we should now move on, otherwise weāll carry an unnecessary burden. Iām pleased with the statements from both Tonda and Solak.
The haters will still hate but I think that will be to our advantage as itās particularly Boro who will continue to carry the burden by claiming they were cheated.
Boro have to face the truth, given every chance, earned and otherwise they failed; they simply werenāt good enough.
We can use this to fuel our season, letās hope we can keep our best players but Solak still promises strengthening in the summer.
Bring it on.
I read Solaks statement and thought fair play to the club for giving Salt an extended contract and not hanging him out to dry, then I read that had the dozy little twonk gone when he was told we would have been Ok
Fucking bone idle feckless Gen Z dickhead - burn him
I now see from the BBC 1 oāclock news they have upgraded āSpygateā to an act of espionage. Unfuckinbelievable.
Seriously, someone, somewhere is coordinating a campaign to make this seem like we hid 30 years of abuse in the academyā¦ or am I just being paranoid?
Of course the BBC are milking as many ānewā angles as they can each with a HYS for everyone to keep calling us cheats and the clubs despicable etc.. I notice there was no HYS on the article that questioned whether Guardiolaās tenure was somehow tainted by the 115 chargesā¦
The northern monkeys want him gone because he is a serious threat to any chance of getting promoted next year
Theyāre their only threat to promotion next yearā¦
Well that tight fisted twat of a chairman
I would think Wolves, Burnley, West Ham, Wrexham and Derby are also a major threat to them
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The Tonda Eckert case represents a major challenge to the FAās authority as the gameās governors, almost an existential one about leadership in the era of all-powerful PL, new sheriff IFR and EFL praised for its strong stance on Spygateā¦ 1/2
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ā¦Eckert tried to steal a sporting advantage, a lack of respect was shown to 3 other clubs and to English football generally. Lengthy ban required. Focus now on how seriously the FA wants to clamp down on cheating - when plenty on-field. Column 2/2 https://open.substack.com/pub/henrywinterfootball/p/eckert-spygate-and-a-test-of-the?r=3osxpq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Didnāt have the same energy for Bielsa, Henry?
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I fucking hate these sanctimonious cunts
They can all fuck off
Nobody like us, we donāt care
Henry Winter was Rupert Loweās mouthpiece.
Something happened and add to tgat Winter has become a miserable git who now only writes negative stories
He can do one
One for our (not Tom) Cruise fans.
The BBC are really trying to do a piece in Saints and Tobda, what is their beef?